The Washington Wizards‘ John Wall and Bradley Beal don't get along as well as they'd like to.
The two have confessed that things aren't perfect on the court and that they'd like to work to make it better. Wall noted that the two have a tendency to dislike each other on the court and Beal added that they sometimes “lose sight of the fact that we need each other.”
But is there real beef between the two? Wizards trainer Drew Hanlen weighs in.
“I think both were saying that they’re just leaders and very vocal leaders, so at times both of them want the stage,” said NBA trainer Drew Hanlen, Beal’s longtime shooting coach. “I don’t think there’s any beef between them because they are friends off the court.”
A friendship off the court can go a long way. And for Beal and Wall, they can be like bickering brothers.
Here's what Beal had to say in an ESPN interview during the playoffs:
“We’re at a stage now where, like, if we go at it, people are like, ‘Are they going to fight?’ ” Beal said during the interview. “It gets to the point where we’re about to fistfight but then it’s like we’re brothers at the end of the day. That’s just the relationship that we have. Nobody else understands it. Nobody else gets it, really. We just know how each other reacts and how we are as people. We’re both competitive. We both love to win. We both love to be right at the same time and sometimes when we know we’re wrong, we’re wrong.”
Wall and Beal have a lot to work on while the team's success is likely very dependent on the chemistry they are able to build together.
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